Remarks about Muslim Men From Amy

Submitted by s (United States), Dec 11, 2007 at 21:23

I believe your information has come from a very unreliable source. When the Prophet Muhammad died in 632 and supposedly ascended into Paradise from Jerusalem on his Night Journey, he ordered his armies to go forth and spread the religion of Islam. He didn't instruct them to go have tea with Christians and Jews. If you read the Qu'ran I think your eyes just might open. One of the interesting points is that just like many Christians have not read the Bible, many Muslims have not read the Qu'ran and they believe what others tell them instead of taking the time to do some research. Why do you think Christians and Jews are referred to as "Infidels"?

I'm tired of hearing about how "kind and gentle" Islam is. It is not a religion of tolerance for other religions and by no means is it a kind and gentle religion. Ask former Muslims who have converted to Christianity if they can go back home to visit their families. Do you know that converts to Christianity have a death warrant hanging over their heads? I will venture to say that about 90 percent (and I am being very generous) of the people who use this blog know absolutely nothing about Islam and the Middle East. It appears to me as if there is an epidemic of ignorance that is alive and well.

Am I negative? No, indeed but I am a realist and unless more people in the U.S., Europe and other so-called countries that "love freedom" do not begin to educate themselves and open their eyes, there will be a thriving market for burquas and sadly the labels won't read "Tommy Hilfiger; Calvin Klein" etc.

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